North Carolina Central University

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School Location

1801 Fayetteville Street
Durham, NC 27707

General information

(919) 530-6100

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Masters degrees, First-Professional degrees
Carnegie classification:	Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Number of students:	8,383 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 30

About this School

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a historically black college located in Durham, North Carolina. NCCU has a current enrollment of 8,231 for the Fall of 2005. NCCU is the second largest historically black university in North Carolina after NC A&T State University.

History

NCCU was chartered in 1909 and opened in 1910 as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua under the leadership of president James E. Shepard. Suffering financial troubles, the school reorganized in 1915 as the National Training School and again in 1923, when it was acquired by the state of North Carolina and renamed Durham State Normal School. In 1925, the state redefined the school's mission, turning it into a four-year liberal arts college, the North Carolina College for Negroes (NCC), the first state-supported African-American liberal arts college in the United States. After expanding through the support of the state and local philanthropists (including Benjamin N. Duke), NCC was finally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1937. The college opened its first graduate programs in law (1940) and library science (1941). In 1947, the college was renamed yet again as North Carolina College at Durham. In the same year, founding president James Shepard died after having headed the school for nearly 40 years. The college received its current title, North Carolina Central University, in 1969. The name "Central" was picked in order to keep the schools initials "NCC". In 1972, it became part of the 16-member University of North Carolina System. The NCCU School of Law is currently undergoing a multimillion dollar major renovation of the Turner Law School Building, which is scheduled to be finished in 2005. When finished, the 100,000+ sq ft (9,300 mÂ²) building will be one of the largest public law school facilities in the Southeast United States.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 4,360	$ 3,606	$ 3,396
Out of State	$ 14,104	$ 13,350	$ 13,140
Books and Supplies	$ 1,500	$ 1,500	$ 1,500
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 7,616	$ 7,500	$ 5,000
Other Expenses	$ 2,310	$ 2,291	$ 2,291
Off Campus
Room and board	$ 7,616	$ 7,500	$ 5,000
Other Expenses	$ 2,710	$ 2,691	$ 2,691
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$ 2,710	$ 2,691	$ 2,691

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	64%	$ 4,476
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	62%	$ 2,153
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	60%	$ 1,914
Loans to students	78%	$ 3,793

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